France skipper Kylian Mbappé targeted winning the Ballon d’Or as one of the objectives rather than an imperative of his sporting career during a wide-ranging interview with RFI. The 27-year-old has been nominated for football’s most prestigious individual prize every year since 2017. His best finish came in 2023 as a Paris Saint-Germain player when…
French President Emmanuel Macron says he is proud of how France’s relationships with countries in Africa have evolved under his leadership. Speaking to RFI at the close of the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, Kenya, he hailed progress towards a “partnership of equals”. The nine years since Macron took office have seen “profound changes” in…
In 2025, we reported on war and displacement, culture and climate, power and pushback. Our journalists followed conflicts, questioned politics, unpacked new technologies and listened to people living through change. Some stories were hard reads. Others offered hope, humour or human grit. These are our top picks from the year – stories that reflect what…
